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Cleveland Marathon & Half Marathon

Cleveland Marathon & Half Marathon

Race Date

May 18, 2025

Location

Cleveland, OH

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The Experience

The Cleveland Marathon is in its 48th year of providing a running experience for all individuals who want to participate regardless of their abilities. More than 500,000 runners have participated, generating more than $15 million annually to benefit the Cleveland community.

Course Info

USATF Certified

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.0%

Also Offers

26.2 Miles

USATF Certified Course

OH23012JHP · Cleveland Half Marathon - 2024

Relatively flat with minimal net elevation change. Loop course — start and finish are close together.

Quality Score

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Methodology
Heritage20/20

21 years running

Size15/15

~3,572 finishers a year

Momentum5/5

growing or steady

Loyalty20/20

23% returning runners

Course & details10/15

USATF certified · 2 timing sources

National draw9/10

runners from 38 states

Front-pack speed5/5

winner 1:07:29

Weather5/10

typical high 68°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

55°

Afternoon (High)

68°

Pleasant conditions — light layers at start, comfortable by finish

0.1"

Precipitation

13 mph

Wind

76%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 84,207 finishers actually crossed the line across 21 years.

Most recent

2025

Total finishers

84,207

Median time

2:10:43

Latest turnout

3,958

States

51

10%
25%
75%
90%
0:50p50 median ≈ 2:107:20

Turnout by year

20182025

'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
See full results

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